This is the new mural inspired by Los Jaivas which is installed in the Santiago metro

At the end of the year marked by the celebration of their 60 years of musical career, the work of Los Jaivas receives new recognition. Today, from 11:00 a.m., the installation of a new mural in the Santiago metro is inaugurated which pays homage to the famous Viñamarino team.

It is a work created by the Chilean painter René Olivares, which will adorn the Cal y Canto station of line 3 of the metro. It is a structure measuring 30 meters long by 6 meters high, which was donated by the Los Jaivas Cultural Foundation to the city of Santiago with funding from the production company Bizarro Live Entertainment.

“The work was motivated by the desire to thank the enormous affection, support and recognition of several generations of Chileans that they have given us over these 60 years. “, says Mario Mutis, of Los Jaivas. “Violeta Parra, Pablo Neruda, the Andes, our indigenous peoples, the magic of our continent, planetary, galactic and universal consciousness, the concept of All together. For us, it also means the sum of the music of Los Jaivas and the painting of René Olivares.

“It is an honor for us to be able to contribute with a small grain of sand in which the image and sound of Los Jaivas last over time, so that their legacy continues in the hearts of all those who appreciate their music through this mural, and that at some point, a boy or girl who sees it will ask their parents: who are Los Jaivas? ? and they can tell this beautiful story over and over again, so that it lasts in perpetuity through time,” explains Alfredo Alonso, the director of Bizarro, to Worship .

For his part, Guillermo Muñoz, president of Metro, highlights the work: “The mural seeks to reflect, in a graphic way, the importance that Los Jaivas have in the musical history of the country. For this reason, having a mural that allows us to show the more than two million passengers who travel daily on the metro this important and fundamental part of Chilean music fills us with pride. With this mural, the metro reaches 75 works over more than 11,500 square meters distributed throughout our network, which also confirms our commitment to promoting culture and art, in all their expressions.

The signing of René Olivares is part of Los Jaivas history. The France-based artist is the creator of the band’s logo, as well as most of their album covers. Although the fresco is its inspiration, it was the Lira Arte Público studio that created it.

The study called for a experienced team of Chilean muralists, led by Rodrigo “Eso” Estay and Giovanni “Giova” Zamora to carry out the work . In the meantime, the painter Renato Olivares, René’s son, came specially from Sweden to work on the work with his father.

The Jaivas have just closed their cycle of “Sesenta” celebrations that they celebrated throughout Chile and which culminated on Saturday, December 9 at Quinta Vergara in Viña del Mar, the town where they were born and where they is part of International Song. Festival this season. This new recognition places them as the most important musical group in Chile (according to the Cadem Chileanity survey), as creators of a unique musical language inspired by the roots, tradition and culture of the American continent.